Where does “morgenfrisk” come from?

morgenfrisk (Danish) comes from Danish frisk, from Middle Low German vrisch, from Old High German frisc, from Proto-West Germanic frisk, from Proto-Germanic friskaz, from Proto-Indo-European preysk- — fresh.

morgenfrisk (Danish): fresh (rested, untired, energetic) in the morning

Definitions

  1. fresh (rested, untired, energetic) in the morning

Ancestry of “morgenfrisk”, step by step

morgenfrisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish frisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfriskfresh; cheerful, lively; fit, sprightly
2Middle Low Germanvrischfresh
3Old High Germanfriscfresh
4Proto-West Germanicfriskfresh; unsalted
5Proto-Germanicfriskazfresh; not salty, unsalted
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreysk-fresh

via Danish morgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmorgenmorning
2Old Norsemorginnmorning
3Proto-GermanicmurganazAlternative form of *murginaz; morning
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥kéno—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥Hkoto blink, twinkle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic friskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic frisk →